Lamentations 3:65
Lamentations 3:65 in Multiple Translations
Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.
You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.
Give them a covering for their minds! May your curse be on them!
Giue them sorow of heart, euen thy curse to them.
Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.
You will give them hardness of heart, your curse to them.
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse to them.
Thau. Thou shalt give them a buckler of heart, thy labour.
Curse them [IDM] for their being very stubborn [IDM].
Berean Amplified Bible — Lamentations 3:65
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Lamentations 3:65 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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תִּתֵּ֤ן
לָ/הֶם֙
מְגִנַּת
לֵ֔ב
תַּאֲלָֽתְ/ךָ֖
לָ/הֶֽם
תִּתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms
לָ/הֶם֙
Prep | Suff
מְגִנַּת
mᵉginnâh
H4044
covering
N-fs
לֵ֔ב
lêb
H3820
heart
N-ms
תַּאֲלָֽתְ/ךָ֖
taʼălâh
H8381
curse
N-fs | Suff
לָ/הֶֽם
Prep | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Lamentations 3:65
תִּתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
"to give"
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Definition: : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon
Usage: Occurs in 1816 OT verses. KJV: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield. See also: Genesis 1:17; Genesis 40:21; Exodus 30:12.
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מְגִנַּת
mᵉginnâh
H4044
"covering"
N-fs
This word describes a covering or blindness, often referring to a hard heart that refuses to listen to God, like Pharaoh in Exodus. It can also mean sorrow or obstinacy, as seen in Isaiah 6:10.
Definition: 1) covering 1a) covering, obstinacy, blindness (of the heart)
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: sorrow. See also H4043 (מָגֵן). See also: Lamentations 3:65.
לֵ֔ב
lêb
H3820
"heart"
N-ms
Leb refers to the heart, but also represents feelings, will, and intellect in the Bible. It is used figuratively to describe the center of something, and is often translated as heart or mind. Leb is a complex concept that encompasses emotions and thoughts.
Definition: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage
Usage: Occurs in 552 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom. See also: Genesis 6:5; 2 Samuel 13:33; Psalms 4:8.
תַּאֲלָֽתְ/ךָ֖
taʼălâh
H8381
"curse"
N-fs | Suff
This Hebrew word means a curse, or an imprecation, and is used to describe a strong condemnation or evil spoken against someone. It appears in various KJV translations as 'curse'.
Definition: curse
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: curse. See also: Lamentations 3:65.
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Study Notes — Lamentations 3:65
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- Context
- Cross References
- Lamentations 3:65 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:65
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 3:65
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
- Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
- Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
- Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 3:65
- Sermons on Lamentations 3:65
Context — God’s Justice
63When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
64You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
65Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
66You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.Cross References
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| 1 | Isaiah 6:10 | Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed. ” |
| 2 | 1 Corinthians 16:22 | If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord! |
| 3 | Deuteronomy 2:30 | But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day. |
| 4 | Psalms 109:17–18 | The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil. |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 27:15–26 | ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ |
Lamentations 3:65 Summary
Lamentations 3:65 is a prayer asking God to bring sorrow and distress upon those who have persecuted and mocked His people. This verse shows that God is a God of justice who will not tolerate sin forever, as seen in Psalms 7:11 and Romans 2:5-6. It's a reminder that we should trust in God's sovereignty and justice, rather than seeking revenge ourselves. By trusting in God's justice, we can have peace and confidence, knowing that He will ultimately bring about what is right, as promised in Deuteronomy 32:4 and Psalms 37:28.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of 'a veil of anguish' in Lamentations 3:65?
The phrase 'a veil of anguish' refers to a state of deep sorrow and distress that covers one's heart, similar to the idea of God's presence being hidden from those who refuse to obey Him, as seen in Deuteronomy 31:17 and Isaiah 59:2.
Is it right to ask God to curse someone, as seen in Lamentations 3:65?
While it may seem harsh to ask God to curse someone, in the context of Lamentations 3:65, the request is for God to bring justice upon those who have persecuted and mocked His people, similar to the imprecatory psalms, such as Psalms 69:22-28 and 109:6-20.
How does Lamentations 3:65 relate to God's character?
This verse highlights God's justice and holiness, as He is a God who will not tolerate sin and rebellion forever, as seen in Romans 1:18 and Revelation 6:10, where God's wrath is poured out upon those who refuse to repent.
What is the significance of asking God to 'pursue them in anger' in the next verse, Lamentations 3:66?
The request for God to pursue in anger is a call for God to execute justice and to demonstrate His holy wrath against those who have oppressed His people, much like in Exodus 15:7, where God's anger is described as a consuming fire.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways in which I have seen God's justice at work in my life or in the world around me, and how has that impacted my faith?
- How can I balance the desire for justice with the command to love my enemies, as seen in Matthew 5:44 and Luke 6:27-28?
- In what ways can I be an instrument of God's love and mercy to those around me, rather than seeking revenge or cursing them?
- What are some areas in my life where I need to trust God's sovereignty and justice, rather than taking matters into my own hands?
Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:65
Give them sorrow of heart,.... That which will cause sorrow of heart; such judgments and punishments as will be grievous to them.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 3:65
Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
The word translated sorrow of heart is found no where else in holy writ, which makes a certain particular explication of it to be difficult, and hath given interpreters a strange liberty in translating it shield, sorrow, and grief, obstinacy or hardness of heart, perplexity, abjection or breaking of heart; the best guides we have to direct us in the sense of it are, 1. The other things joined with it; persecution, destruction, a recompence according to their works, so that some afflictive evil of a heavy nature is certainly signified by it. 2. The analogy of faith, which restraineth us from wishing or praying for spiritual or eternal evils against our worst enemies; it therefore probably signifies such perplexity and breakings of mind as commonly attend a state of great affliction.
Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
Lamentations 3:65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.Ver. 65. Give them sorrow of heart.] In place of their mad mirth and sinful music; turn their psalm - as the Vulgate rendereth the word music in the foregoing verse - into a black santis, as they call it, ferale carmen, a doleful ditty. Dabis eis scutum cordis, saith the Vulgate. And, indeed, the word rendered sorrow signifieth a shield or cover. It noteth, saith one, the cardiaca passio, whereby the heart is so oppressed, and there is such a stopping, that it is as it were covered sicut scute, as with a shield; there is a lid, as it were, put over the heart to keep off the most refreshing cordials, and so the heart is suffocated with sorrow. It is as if he should say, Put them into such a condition that no creature may yield them the least refreshment. Spira was in this condition. Thy curse upon them.] All the curses written and unwritten in thy book. This is not more a prayer than a prophecy. How effectual Christ’ s curse is, may be seen in the withered fig tree in the Gospel, presently dried up by the roots.
A Lapide. Mr Burrough’ s Hos. Operculum cordis, vel apostema cordis.
Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
(65) Sorrow of heart—Literally, covering, with a sense like that of the “veil upon the heart” of 2 Corinthians 3:15, and so signifying the blindness of obstinacy. The imperatives in both Lamentations 3:65-66 are better rendered as futures—Thou shalt give; Thou shalt persecute.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Lamentations 3:65
Verse 65. Give them sorrow of heart] They shall have a callous heart, covered with obstinacy, and thy execration. The former is their state, the latter their fate. This is the consequence of their hardening their hearts from thy fear. Blayney translates, "Thou wilt give with a hearty concordance thy curse unto them." That is, Thou wilt give it to them freely, and without reserve; intimating that God felt no longer any bowels of compassion for them. Formerly he inflicted punishments with reluctance, while there was any hope of amendment: but, in the instance before us, the case was so hopeless, that God acts according to the simple principle of vindictive justice. The prophet therefore considers them on the utmost verge of final reprobation: another plunge, and they are lost for ever.
Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 3:65
65. hardness] or, as mg. blindness, Heb. covering. Cp. 2 Corinthians 3:15. thy curse unto them] dependent on “wilt give,” or meaning, thy curse shall be unto them. Either of these explanations is more in accordance with the context than to make the clause an imprecation, May thy curse be upon them!
Sermons on Lamentations 3:65
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Prepared Instrument by Carl Armerding | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the theme of being a prepared soul and instrument for God's message. He emphasizes the importance of reading and understanding the Word of God |
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(Christ in Isaiah) Part 4 by Tom Orr | In this sermon, the preacher focuses on the concept of the servant in the book of Isaiah, specifically in chapters 52 and 53. The preacher emphasizes the importance of spreading th |
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John's Gospel - Understanding Unbelief by John Vissers | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the purpose of parables in the Bible, specifically in Mark chapter 4 and verse 12. He explains that parables are not meant to make things cle |
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Hardness of Heart by Charles Finney | Charles Finney addresses the 'Hardness of Heart' in his sermon, emphasizing how the disciples, despite witnessing miracles, failed to understand due to their hardened hearts. He ex |
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Hardness of Heart by David Wilkerson | David Wilkerson addresses the peril of a hardened heart, emphasizing that repeated rejection of God's warnings leads to an incurable state. He explains that hardness of heart is ch |
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Consequences of the Fall by W.R. Inge | W.R. Inge delves into the concept of mankind being deaf and blind to the loving utterances of the eternal Word since the first man listened to the enemy. He explores how humanity's |
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Does God Love the World Outside of Jesus Christ? by Alan Martin | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of believing in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. He states that there is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ and that al |